Sway-bar fastener.



w. L. OWENS.

swAY BAR FASTENBR. APLIUATIOH'PILED SEPT, 8, 1906.

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- ends of the bunks are indicated at 7.

WILLIAM LEWIS OWENS, OF SALT, LOUISIANA.

SWAY-BAR FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 23, 1907.

Application led September 8. 1906. Serial No. 333,820.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM LEwIs OwENs a citizen of the United States,residing at 'Salt,`in the parish of Winn and State of Louisiana, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Sway-B ar Fasteners, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to logging cars, and has for its Object toprovide improved means for securing the sway bars to the bunks.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of a logging carshowing the ap* plication of the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionon the line 2-2-of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the inventiondetached.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 denotes the main frame of alogging car, on which are supported transversely the bunks 6. The usualsway bars for connecting the Ordinarily, the sway bars are mortised intothe bunks which weakens the latter and is otherwise unsatisfactory.

The present invention is designed to provide better fastening means forthe sway bars, and which will be safe and strong.

To this end the invention consists Of a plate 8 from the face of whichproject vertically spaced flanges 9 and 10, respectively, which areconnected at one end by a vertically extending flange 1l. form a socketor seat to receive the end of the sway bar, and the socket is opened infront so that the sway bar may be inserted lengthwise.

These flanges In the flanges 9 and 10 adjacent the open end Of thesocket are registering holes 12 which receive a pin 13 for locking thesway bar in the socket. The socket piece is bolted Or otherwise securedto the bunk, bolt holes 14 for this purpose being made in the plate 8.Each end of the sway bar will be supported in one Of the socket pieces.

The construction herein described affords a safe and strong fasteningfor the sway bars and they can be readily removed by pulling Out thepins 13.

1. The combination with the bunk and sway bar of a logging car, of asocket piece on the bunk to receive the end Of the sway bar, said socketpiece having an opening to permit entry of the sway bar, and lockingmeans extending across the Opening in front of the sway bar.

2. The combination with the bunk and sway bar of a logging car, of aplate secured tO the bunk, and having vertically spaced projectingflanges connected at one end to form a socket which receives the end ofthe sway bar, and having at the opposite end registering openings, and alocking pin eX- tensible through the said openings in front Ol' the swaybar. y

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tO this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM LEWIS OWENS.

Witnesses:

THOs. J'. HENDERSON, OsOAE B. THOMPSON.

